Bentley Flying Spur
Registered from 2013 to 2025.
About this model
The Bentley Flying Spur, known as the Bentley Continental Flying Spur before 2013, is a full-sized luxury car produced by Bentley Motors Limited since 2005. It is the four-door saloon variant of the Bentley Continental GT two-door coupé.
From the Wikipedia article Bentley Flying Spur (2005), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2014 6.0 petrol. 8 of 153 tests failed, 5%.
Better than 97% of 2014 cars. The typical one fails 17%, across 870 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 88% | 7 |
| Lights and electrics | 13% | 1 |
| Plates and identity | 13% | 1 |
| Suspension | 13% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction
- Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
- Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 99% of 2014 cars — 88% of its 8 failed tests, where an ordinary 2014 car has 32%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 88% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction
- Suspension — 13% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 13% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Plates and identity — 13% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 40–60k miles this one fails 7% of its inspections, against the 15% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 0% | 7% | 32 | |
| 20–40k miles | 4% | 11% | 53 | |
| 40–60k miles | 7% | 15% | 45 |
130 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.0 petrol · 2493 kg · 3065 mm wheelbase · 10.6 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/01239/23
The water pump can generate negative pressure and allow coolant fluid to seep through the pump housing and onto the electrical circuit board and connections. This can short circuit and in some cases thermally damage the external coolant pump harness, increasing the risk of fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/01341/23
The rear seat entertainment screens, behind the front seats, may not be correctly attached and can come lose in case of an accident, leading to injuries. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
SR/04367/25
The high-pressure fuel pump is not correctly attached to the engine, which could lead to a fuel leak, and a fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of Motor Vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users